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Equity in Action: Young Women’s College Prep Charter School FAFSA Completion (Finger Lakes Region)
Schools in Rochester benefit from the support of the Rochester College Access Network, an initiative of the Rochester Education Foundation that aims to improve college access for city students. In partnership with a number of community organizations and higher...
Equity in Action: Leonardo Da Vinci High School FAFSA Completions (Buffalo Public Schools – Western New York)
In Buffalo, helping students complete the FAFSA has become a community effort. The district partners with the University at Buffalo’s GEAR UP program, which provides resources and assistance to families and schools to help them with the college admissions and...
Equity in Action: South Kortright Central School FAFSA Completion (South Kortright Central School District – Southern Tier)
South Kortright Central School in the Southern Tier offers its students several opportunities to complete the FAFSA on site at the school with assistance from counselors and college financial aid officers. Those efforts have helped drive an estimated 74 percent...
The Education Trust–New York comments on State of the State agenda and Executive Budget
Improving access to critical courses, reducing suspensions, and improving teacher diversity among the promising proposals The following can be attributed to Ian Rosenblum, Executive Director of The Education Trust–New York: “Governor Cuomo’s State of the State...
The Education Trust–New York criticizes federal government’s plan to turn back the clock on school discipline protections, calls on state leaders to act
The following statement can be attributed to Ian Rosenblum, Executive Director of The Education Trust–New York: “The federal government has a responsibility to protect all students’ civil rights. Unfortunately, under President Trump and Secretary DeVos’s leadership...
New York schools disproportionately impose out-of-school suspensions on Black students
Statewide, districts suspended a student at least once every minute during the 2016-17 school year NEW YORK – New York State’s education system suspends Black students at more than four times the rate of White students outside of New York City and more than five...